Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
be 15.7% more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 54.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
have 16.2% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of people have electricity access (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
How big is Republic of the Congo compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.